12 Culpeper Times • April 28-May 4, 2016

The Chamber ADVANTAGECulpeper Chamber of Commerce » APRIL 2016 » Volume 3, Issue 16

members in the news

Breeze Printing would like to introduce our newest member – a gorgeous powerhouse built for fast, full-scale production of professional documents. The printer boasts exceptional print quality on par with commercial offset printing. She’s our pride and joy, think we’ll keep her.

News from the CulpeperFest Committee!

Lots of news this month on CulpeperFest. Our Vendor Deadline is just 2 weeks away - May 15th. To date we are over 50% committed for booth space. We have several new vendors this year, many of whom are taking advantage of the opportunity to sell their products and services to the public. Our sponsor deadline is also this week - there are many new benefits of sponsorship this year - view them all at CulpeperFest.com. Finally we have had plenty of inquiries from people wanting to grab their FREE TICKETS, they are now available at CulpeperFest.com. As last year, entry for attendees is free via pre-registration or $5 at the door. Food is available for purchase and many vendors will have items for sale. Finally, we are looking for volunteers, we have several opportunities both June 9th and 10th. If you are interested please contact lorraine@culpeperchamber.com

Stay tuned for more information next month!

Sophie Hudson

13Culpeper Times • April 28-May 4, 2016

Culpeper Chamber of CommercePhone: 540-825-8628 • Fax: 540-825-1449Address: 629 Sperryville Pike, Suite 100, Culpeper, VA 22701www.culpeperchamber.comContacts: Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Debbie Stohlman, President/CEO • debbies@culpeperchamber.comMartha Sanford, Membership Coordinator • marthas@culpeperchamber.com

Lorraine Carter, Administrative Assistant •lorraine@culpeperchamber.com

Culpeper Times Anita Sherman, consulting editor • anita@culpepertimes.comThomas Spargur, sales director • tspargur@culpepertimes.com Jeff Say, graphic designer •jsay@culpepertimes.com

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Elkwood Animal HospitalLisa Gibson22080 James Madison HighwayElkwood, VA 22718540.825.1777Veterinarians

LegalShield/ID ShieldAnita “Gail” Smth540.905.5860Insurance Agencies

Soil Consultants Engineering, Inc.Kim Marcey9303 Center Street, #300Manassas, VA 20110703.366.3000Geotechnical Engineering

Culpeper Kids DentistryDr. Alvin Amonte18474 Crossroad ParkwayCulpeper, VA 22701540.445.0271Pediatric Dentistry

Majestic Meadows StablesBonnie Williams23114 Maddens Tavern RoadStevensburg, VA 22701540.219.6532Horse Boarding & Lessons

welcome new members

31 Bags and Gifts • Acti-Kare• Alzheimer’s Association • Appleton Campbell • Blossman Propane • Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center• Clore-English Funeral Home • Cruisin’ For Heroes• CubeSmart •Culpeper Air Fest Foundation • Culpeper Baptist Child Develop-ment Center•Culpeper County Democratic Committee•Culpeper Football Associa-tion•Culpeper Hearing Center•Culpeper Kids Dentistry• Culpeper Regional Airport• Cul-peper Robotics•Culpeper Star Exponent•Culpeper Times • Dogwood Village of Orange County• Eppard Orthodontics• Farm Credit•Germanna Community College •Girls on the Run Piedmont •Hearing Healthcare of Virginia•Heartland Home Foods •Hospice of the Piedmont• Kid Central• LeafFilter North of Virginia, Inc.• MedExpress• MinuteMan Mini-Mall•Piedmont United Way• Powell Wellness Foundation•Reformation Lutheran Church• Remodel USA Rochester/TE Connectivity •SBDC at Culpeper c/o Lord Fairfax SBDC•Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers •SERVPRO of Culpeper & Fauquier Counties • Sherbeyn’s Landscape State Theatre Foundation•Sunshine Contracting Corporation •The Place•UVA Culpeper Hospital• Virginia Regional Transit

Sneak Peek of our Exhibitors to date!

◊ Food Vendors ◊

Clevengers Corner Veterinary Care has launched their updated website with the help of K Art & Design. See the results at ClevengersCorner.com.

Maureen Watts, R.D. of Watts Nutrition Services, Inc. has been approved as a participating provider for Medicare and Medicaid and can now bill them directly for qualified services.

pranapiloga is excited to announce that Rebecca Elsen has accepted a position as a Karuna Yoga teacher trainer. She will be co-teaching the Summer Immersion program in Richmond and the Fall programs in Richmond and Culpeper. "I am honored to share my love of yoga with future generations of teachers."

Dogwood Village would like to recognize Sue Dofflemoyer for her contributions to the facility. Sue was born and raised in Orange County, completed high school and later went to work for State Farm Insurance in Charlottesville. She has been married to her husband Luther, for 46 years and is a member of the Orange Baptist Church. Sue enjoys reading, walking, shopping and crossword puzzles. She is pictured with resident Mary White while assisting with an activity.

Belmont Farm Distillery opened for the 2016 season on April 2nd. Tim Smith and Tyler and of course Chuck Miller (all from the Discovery Channel's Moonshiners) were here greeting folks all day until 6 pm. We had around 2,500 visitors, a band, food prepared by the Knights of Columbus and a grand time. Some of our spirits were entered in national and international contests in the USA and received many awards. We were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

ARiA’s development of their MICA artificial-intelligence technology for cognitive assistance to the government-acquisition process was covered in the March 26 issue of the Los Angeles Times.

Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Spotlight:

Meet John Fischer! John moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Culpeper after deciding that he wanted to settle down in a small town near his wife’s family. He jumped into the real estate business with Exit Cornerstone Realty in Culpeper with much success. In his first year of Real Estate, he was awarded the Rookie of the Year for the Greater Piedmont Area Association of Realtors (GPAAR), and then made the Silver Honor Society for GPAAR in 2015 for over 2.5

million in sales. He is also an Accredited Buyers Representative and Certified e-PRO. Since joining the Culpeper community, John has become active with the Culpeper Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals, Precious Blood Catholic Church, GPAAR, and state and national realtor associations.

John is a welcoming face to the Culpeper community and is happy to help home buyers and sellers alike. He states, “I am never happy unless my clients are happy. I go above and beyond to make sure that I am serving their best interests and to make each transaction as smooth and care-free as possible.”

Contact John for all of your real estate needs at johnfischerrealtor@gmail.com or 540-407-0967.

YP  Spotlight:    April  

Name:    John  Fischer  

Title:    REALTOR® at Exit Cornerstone Realty

Meet  John  Fischer!    John  moved  from  Pittsburg,  PA  to  Culpeper  after  deciding  that  he  and  his  wife,  Kate,  wanted  to  settle  down  in  a  small  town  near  her  hometown  of  Madison.    He  jumped  into  the  real  estate  business  with  Exit  Cornerstone  Realty  with  much  success.    In  his  first  year  of  Real  Estate,  he  was  awarded  the  Rookie  of  the  Year  for  the  Greater  Piedmont  Area  Association  of  Realtors  (GPAAR),  and  then  made  the  Silver  Honor  Society  for  GPAAR  in  2015  for  over  2.5  million  in  sales.    He  is  also  an  Accredited  Buyers  Representative  and  Certified  e-­‐PRO  with  the  National  Association  of  Realtors.  

Since  joining  the  Culpeper  community,  John  has  become  active  with  the  Culpeper  Chamber  of  Commerce  Young  Professionals,  Precious  Blood  Catholic  Church,  GPAAR,  and  state  and  national  realtor  associations.    John,  Kate,  and  their  two  daughters  recently  welcomed  a  baby  boy  making  them  a  family  of  five.    John  is  a  welcoming  face  to  the  Culpeper  community  and  is  happy  to  help  home  buyers  and  sellers  alike.    He  states,  “I  am  never  happy  unless  my  clients  are  happy.    I  go  above  and  beyond  to  make  sure  that  I  am  serving  their  best  interests  and  to  make  each  transaction  as  smooth  and  care-­‐free  as  possible.”  

Contact  John  for  all  of  your  real  estate  needs  at  johnfischerrealtor@gmail.com  or  540-­‐407-­‐0967.  

The Greater Piedmont Area Association of REALTORS® held their Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, March 18, 2016 to recognize the 2015 Award Winners. The prestigious “Of The Year Awards” were presented to Tish Smyth with Re/Max Regency for REALTOR® Of the Year; Adele Yost with Commission Express of Prince William for Affiliate of the Year; Linda Martin with Montague, Miller, & Company for Broker of the Year; Randy Smyth with Re/Max Regency for Rookie of the Year; and Janet Holden with Century 21 New Millennium for Salesperson of the Year. Congratulations to all!

At the February meeting of the Regional Commission, Rappahannock Rapidan Regional Commission Executive Director Jeffrey Walker announced his resignation, effective March 31, 2016, to become the Executive Director of a Planning District in Massachusetts. He spent the past 15 years with the Commission. The Commission named Deputy Director Patrick Mauney as Interim Executive Director following Mr. Walker's departure.

Faye’s Office Supply wants to wish our newest employee, Jan Shifflett, a Happy Birthday on April 22nd.

31 Bags and Gifts • Acti-Kare• Alzheimer’s Association • Appleton Campbell • Blossman Propane • Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center• Clore-English Funeral Home • Cruisin’ For Heroes• CubeSmart •Culpeper Air Fest Foundation • Culpeper Baptist Child Develop-ment Center•Culpeper County Democratic Committee•Culpeper Football Associa-tion•Culpeper Hearing Center•Culpeper Kids Dentistry• Culpeper Regional Airport• Cul-peper Robotics•Culpeper Star Exponent•Culpeper Times • Dogwood Village of Orange County• Eppard Orthodontics• Farm Credit•Germanna Community College •Girls on the Run Piedmont •Hearing Healthcare of Virginia•Heartland Home Foods •Hospice of the Piedmont• Kid Central• LeafFilter North of Virginia, Inc.• MedExpress• MinuteMan Mini-Mall•Piedmont United Way• Powell Wellness Foundation•Reformation Lutheran Church• Remodel USA Rochester/TE Connectivity •SBDC at Culpeper c/o Lord Fairfax SBDC•Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers •SERVPRO of Culpeper & Fauquier Counties • Sherbeyn’s Landscape State Theatre Foundation•Sunshine Contracting Corporation •The Place•UVA Culpeper Hospital• Virginia Regional Transit

Sneak Peek of our Exhibitors to date!

◊ Food Vendors ◊

31 Bags and Gifts • Acti-Kare• Alzheimer’s Association • Appleton Campbell • Blossman Propane • Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center

• Clore-English Funeral Home • Cruisin’ For Heroes• CubeSmart •Culpeper Air Fest Foundation • Culpeper Baptist Child

Development Center•Culpeper County Democratic Committee •Culpeper Football Association • Culpeper Hearing Center • Culpeper Kids Dentistry• Culpeper Regional Airport • Culpeper Robotics • Culpeper Star Exponent • Culpeper Times • Dogwood Village of Orange County • Eppard Orthodontics • Farm Credit • Germanna Community College • Girls on the Run Piedmont • Hearing Healthcare of Virginia • Heartland Home Foods

•Hospice of the Piedmont• Kid Central • LeafFilter North of Virginia, Inc. • MedExpress • MinuteMan MiniMall • Piedmont United Way • Powell Wellness Foundation • Reformation Lutheran Church • Remodel USA

Rochester/TE Connectivity •SBDC at Culpeper c/o Lord Fairfax SBDC•Service Dogs by Warren Retrievers • SERVPRO of

Culpeper & Fauquier Counties • Sherbeyn’s Landscape • State Theatre Foundation • Sunshine Contracting Corporation • The Place

• UVA Culpeper Hospital • Virginia Regional Transit

Sneak Peek at our Exhibitors to date!

John Fischer, REALTOR® at Exit Cornerstone Realty